1、大学生英语竞赛(NECCS)A 类研究生英语-3 及答案解析(总分：125.00，做题时间：90 分钟)一、BPart I Listenin(总题数：1，分数：5.00)BSection A/BIn this section, you will hear five short conversations. Each conversation will be read only once. At the end of each conversation, there will be a twenty-second pause. During the pause, read the questio
2、n and the three choices marked A, B and C, and decide which is the best answer. Then mark the corresponding letter on the answer sheet with a single line through the centre.（分数：5.00）(1).Whats the man doing?（分数：1.00）A.A. Saying goodbye to a friend. B.B. Buying an airplane ticket. C.C. Paying a bill a
3、t the bank.(2).Where does this conversation probably take place?（分数：1.00）A.A. In a doctors office. B.B. In an operating room. C.C. In a professors office.(3).What can be learned about taxes from the conversation?（分数：1.00）A.A. Taxes will increase. B.B. Taxes will be higher. C.C. Taxes will be lower.(
4、4).What is the woman doing?（分数：1.00）A.A. Complaining about something. B.B. Suggesting something. C.C. Explaining something.(5).What happened last night? A. The man ate during the show. B. Four contestants failed to win prizes. C. The woman missed the show.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.二、BSection B/B(总题数：2，分数：10.00
5、)In this section, you will hear two long conversations. Each conversation will be read only once. At the end of each conversation, there will be a one-minute pause. During the pause, read the five questions, each with three choices marked A, B and C, and decide which is the best answer. Then mark th
6、e corresponding letter on the answer sheet with a single line through the centre.BConversation One/B（分数：5.00）(1).What is Dr. Francis?（分数：1.00）A.A. A teacher of English in Cambridge. B.B. A specialist in computer science. C.C. A consultant to a Scottish company.(2).Where was Dr. Francis brought up?（分
7、数：1.00）A.A. England B.B. Scotland C.C. Wales(3).What is the approximate temperature in Cambridge in summer?（分数：1.00）A.A. 22 B.B. 23 C.C. 25(4).Where does Dr. Francis suggest Li Ming should stay in Cambridge?（分数：1.00）A.A. With an English family. B.B. In a flat near the college. C.C. With a language t
8、eacher.(5).What is the point Dr. Francis is making when he mentions Ali? A. Certain things cannot be learned from books. B. Foreign students had better live on campus. C. Choice of where to live varies from person to person.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.BConversation Two/B（分数：5.00）(1).Whats Mr. Holloways first nam
9、e?（分数：1.00）A.A. Sanderson. B.B. Brad. C.C. Atlas.(2).Whats Miss Sanderson?（分数：1.00）A.A. A headmistress. B.B. A P. E. teacher. C.C. A secretary.(3).How long has Michael been at the school?（分数：1.00）A.A. Less than a year. B.B. More than a year. C.C. At least a year.(4).Where did Mr. Holloway buy the cl
10、othing?（分数：1.00）A.A. “At Last“ Sports Shop. B.B. South Street Sports Shop. C.C. The shop recommended by the school.(5).On what page of the school information booklet did it first explain the kit to be worn?（分数：1.00）A.A. Page 10. B.B. Page 11. C.C. Page 12.三、BSection C/B(总题数：1，分数：5.00)In this section
11、, you will hear five short news items. After each item, which will be read only once, there will be a pause. During the pause, read the question and the three choices marked A, B and C, and decide which is the best answer. Then mark the corresponding letter on the answer sheet with a single line thr
12、ough the centre.（分数：5.00）(1).What is the worlds commercial growth rate in 1999?（分数：1.00）A.A. 5%. B.B. 10%. C.C. 15%.(2).Who planned to kill Zimbabwes President Robert Mugabe according to an Australian TV network ?（分数：1.00）A.A. Strike leader Tom Jackson. B.B. Opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai. C.C.
13、 The mayor John Smith.(3).Why have Venezuelan oil workers gone on strike?（分数：1.00）A.A. They demand a pay increase. B.B. They want a hundred dollars. C.C. They did not like their boss.(4).When did French police make the arrest?（分数：1.00）A.A. On Thursday. B.B. On Tuesday. C.C. On Friday.(5).How did sci
14、entists determine the age of the universe? A. By observing the movement of the oldest stars in the universe. B. By studying the orbit of the sun. C. By fixing the age of the oldest stars in the Galaxy.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.四、BSection D/B(总题数：1，分数：10.00)In this section, you will hear a passage which will be
15、 read only once. You are required to fill in the blanks with the exact words you have just heard. Remember to write the answers on the answer sheet.Broadly speaking, there are two types of paintings : U(21) /U and abstract. The former portrays specific, recognizable physical objects.For most of hist
16、ory, the primary purpose of painting had been to portray images. Starting with the Post-Impressionists, however, the U(22) /U began to shift to unconscious feeling.There are two types of abstract paintings. “ U(23) /U “ paintings may not look realistic, but you can get an idea of what you are lookin
17、g at. “ U(24) /U “ abstract paintings are just shapes, colors, lines, patterns , and so on.In truth, there is a lot more to abstract art than what meets the eye. To truly appreciate a work of art, you need to understand there must be U(25) /U involved and a particular U(26) /U created. More importan
18、tly, art allows us indirect access to our inner U(27) /U. Great art affords a way to get in touch with the unconscious part of our U(28) /U, even if we dont realize what we are doing.The reason abstract art has the U(29) /U to be so powerful is that i: keeps the conscious distractions to a minimum.
19、This, of course, only works if you U(30) /U with the artist. If you are to truly appreciate a work of art, you must be willing to let yourself go, to put yourself in the hands of the artist, so to speak, and let him take you wherever he wants.（分数：10.00）(1).（分数：1.00）填空项 1:_填空项 1:_填空项 1:_填空项 1:_填空项 1:
20、_填空项 1:_填空项 1:_填空项 1:_填空项 1:_填空项 1:_五、BPart Vocabula(总题数：15，分数：15.00)1.Receptionist: Good morning. Hopkins Dental Surgery. Charles: Good morning _. Receptionist: I see. Can you come on Thursday morning? Charles: No, sorry I cant. Im afraid I have classes every morning.（分数：1.00）A.Id like to make an a
21、ppointment to see the dentist, please.B.Ive got a toothache. Would you please help me?C.Ive got the toothache. When can you come to see me?D.I would appreciate it if you tell the dentist to come right now.2.The article opens and closes with descriptions of two news reports, each _ one major pointing
22、 contrast with the other.（分数：1.00）A.makesB.madeC.is to makeD.making3.Fewer and fewer of todays workers expect to spend their working lives in the same field, _ the same company.（分数：1.00）A.far moreB.much worseC.less likelyD.let alone4.Danis Hayes raised the essential paradox and asked how people coul
23、d have fought so hard against environmental degradation, _ themselves now on the verge of losing the war.（分数：1.00）A.only foundB.finding onlyC.only to findD.have only found5.Sometimes I wish I _ in a different time and a different place.（分数：1.00）A.be livingB.were livingC.would liveD.would have lived6
24、.Simon: Excuse me, but could you give me some change? Joan: Let me see. _. Simon: Thatll be fine. I only want to make a phone call. Joan: Here you are.（分数：1.00）A.Sorry, Ive no money at hand now.B.Why do you want it?C.Are dimes and quarters OK?D.What on earth do you want?7.After the argument, Mrs. Le
25、e _ her cook with a present.（分数：1.00）A.rewardedB.compensatedC.bribedD.appeased8.He was a(n) _ statesman and diplomat; his record was untarnished by scandals or rumors, and the public treated him with great respect.（分数：1.00）A.imminentB.enviousC.eminentD.luminous9.Sometimes what has always seemed a _
26、suddenly is shown to be false.（分数：1.00）A.verisimilitudeB.verityC.verifyD.phantasm10.It is hard to reconcile his splendid speeches _ his actual behaviour.（分数：1.00）A.toB.onC.againstD.with11.This engineering project has _ over all others this year.（分数：1.00）A.awarenessB.blueprintC.assessmentD.priority12
27、.John: What plastic products do you have in mind that are easy to recycle? Tom: Shampoo bottles, detergent bottles, medicine bottles, food containers, etc. They are all easily collectable and reusable. John: _, but actually I think you are missing the point of recycling. It doesnt just mean using ol
28、d bottles again and again for the same purpose. What it means these days is melting the plastics down and building them up again into some completely new product.（分数：1.00）A.Not too badB.Youre right thereC.Something is wrongD.Its a new idea13.Much of the space in the National Gallery of Art is _ pain
29、tings presented to the museum by Andrew Mellon.（分数：1.00）A.devoid ofB.divested ofC.devoted toD.consisted in14.Jean doesnt want to work right away because she thinks that if she _ a job she probably wouldnt be able to see her friends very often.（分数：1.00）A.has to getB.were to getC.had gotD.could have g
30、ot15.Karen : Im not optimistic about finding a job after I finish college. Joseph: Oh? Why not? Karen: The economy is going downhill fast. Joseph: I know. _. Its getting to the point where even a degree wont help you anymore. Karen: Thats right. And Ill be lucky to even move out of my parents house.
31、（分数：1.00）A.My friend could offer me a job.B.I am not sure whether I agree or not.C.How do you feel about the economy?D.What is this world coming to?六、BPart Reading (总题数：4，分数：20.00)BSection A/BThere is one passage in this section followed by five questions. For each question, there are four choices m
32、arked A, B, C and D. You should decide on the best choice, and then mark the corresponding letter on the answer sheet with a single line through the centre.Questions 46 to 50 are based on the following passage.In her 26 years of teaching English, Shannon MeCuire has seen countless misplaced commas,
33、misspelled words and sentence fragments.But the instructor at USs Louisiana State University in Baton Rouge said her job is getting harder every day.“I kid you not, the number of errors that Ive seen in the past few years has multiplied five times,“ she said.Experts say email and instant messaging a
34、re at least partly to blame for an increasing indifference toward the rules of grammar, spelling and sentence structure.They say the problem is most noticeable in college students and recently graduates.“They used to at least feel guilty ( about mistakes),“ said Naomi Baron, professor of linguistics
35、 at American University in Washington, D.C. “They didnt necessarily write a little better, but at least they felt guilty. “Ironically, Barons latest book, “ Alphabet to Email: How Written English Evolved and Where Its Heading,“ became a victim of sloppy proofreading. The books title is capitalized d
36、ifferently on the cover, spine and title page. “People used to lose their jobs over this,“ she said. “And now they just say whatever. “Whatever“ describes Jeanette Hendersons attitude toward writing. The sophomore at the University of Louisiana at Monroe admits that her reliance on spellcheck has hu
37、rt her grades in English class. “Computer has spoiled us,“ she said.But the family and consumer sciences major believes her future bosses wont mind the mistakes as much as her professor does. “Theyre not going to check semicolons, commas and stuff like that,“ Henderson said.LSUs McGuire said she tea
38、ches her students to use distinct writing styles that fit their purpose.She emphasizes that theres the informal language of an email to a friend, but theres also the well thought out and structured academic or professional style of writing.Its not just email and instant messaging that are contributi
39、ng to slack writing habits.Society as a whole is becoming more informal. Casual wear at work used to be reserved for Friday, for example, but is now commonplace at most offices. Theres also a greater emphasis on youth culture, and youth tend to use instant messaging more than adults do.English langu
40、age has been neglected at different points in history but always rebounds. During Shakespearean times, for example, spelling wasnt considered important, and early publishers rarely proofread.There will likely be a social force that recognizes the need for clear writing and swings the pendulum back.Q
41、uestions :（分数：5.00）(1).According to Shannon McGuire, what is making her job harder than before?（分数：1.00）A.More and more students ask her to teach how to write instant messages.B.More and more structural errors are seen in her students writings.C.Students are becoming increasingly indifferent to lear
42、ning English.D.Parents are more demanding as to the teaching content of the school.(2).We can infer from the passage that college students _.（分数：1.00）A.are the victims of the deteriorating educationB.mostly have very bad handwritingC.dont think theyre writing bad EnglishD.are ashamed of their poor w
43、riting skills(3).What happened to Barons latest book?（分数：1.00）A.It was poorly edited.B.It failed to come out.C.It was renamed “Whatever“.D.It caused her to lose her job.(4).According to the passage, sloppy writing _.（分数：1.00）A.parallels a social tendency of being informalB.worries students as well a
44、s professorsC.is taken as trivial by employersD.is ignored in all business concerned sciences(5).Which is NOT mentioned as a cause of American students casual writing?（分数：1.00）A.emailingB.slack teachingC.instant messagingD.informal culture of the societyBSection B/BThere is one passage in this secti
45、on with five unfinished statements. Read the passage carefully, and then complete each statement in a maximum of 10 words. Remember to write the answers on the answer sheet.Questions 51 to 55 are based on the following passage.Adults and children are frequently confronted with statements about the a
46、larming rate of loss of tropical rainforests. For example, one graphic illustration to which children might readily relate is the estimate that rainforests are being destroyed at a rate equivalent to one thousand football fields every forty minutes-about the duration of a normal classroom period. In
47、 the face of the frequent and often vivid media coverage, it is likely that children will have formed ideas about rainforests- what and where they are, why they are important, what endangers them-independent of any formal tuition. It is also possible that some of these ideas will be mistaken.Many st
48、udies have shown that children harbor misconceptions about pure , curriculum science. These misconceptions do not remain isolated but become incorporated into a multifaceted, but organized, conceptual framework, making it and the component ideas, some of which are erroneous, more robust but also accessible to modification. These ideas may be developed by children absorbing ideas through the popular media. Sometimes this in
